I live in the middle of the Great Sandy Desert on the edge of the, as usual, dry Lake Dora.
It is a bigger place than can be imagined from ground level.
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It did not last, but for a while I was in the
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“Gene frequencies in a population change over time in response to environmental pressures”
Saturday
that is a great big empty… guessing 8,000 ft up? (~2.5 km)
I should have explained that I used a fish-eye lens. I was actually only 2500ft up but the illusion of height is impressive.
Yes, it is a big empty!
Top shot, Archie. Really puts things in perspective.
Bill Peach said it – It’s a bloody big country! It certainly justifies my “hermit” feelings
wow, is the white area a salt flat?
The white is a salt lake (Lake Dora) which is a part of a giant ancient fossil river system which includes Lake Blanche, Lake Auld and the Percival Lakes. The flow eventually took the water east into Lake Mackay near the Northern territory border.
Lonely place … would fit well into the TV show “Lonely Planet”. I love the footy oval … down South if you want to see a sports oval you look for the big green area. Up there you look for the big Pilbara red area. Where’s the airfield?
The dust is better than the spiky prickles we would have if it was greened. The airstrip is about four Km out along the road.
I’d like to suggest that you get some of your photos together and get them published on googleearth’s street view. There aren’t any photos of Punmu there.
I have thought of that and one day, when I have time – around next May – I will probably do just that. I have so many shots of the desert it seems a waste not to use them.
That is an amazing shot. I love how you can see the curve of the world.
That curve is due to the amazing fish-eye lens I sometimes use – the effects can be amazing.
Wow – great shot! It must be an incredible place to live.
It certainly has its moments – at the moment we are entering the wet season and we could be road blocked off for two or three months. Gravel roads and floods are an ever constant danger.